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fugal

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fugue  (fyg)
n.
1. Music An imitative polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are stated successively in all of the voices of the contrapuntal structure.
2. Psychiatry A pathological amnesiac condition during which one is apparently conscious of one's actions but has no recollection of them after returning to a normal state. This condition, usually resulting from severe mental stress, may persist for as long as several months.
[Italian fuga (influenced by French fugue, from Italian fuga), from Latin, flight.]
fugal (fygl) adj.
fugal·ly adv.
fugue v.
fuguist (fygst) n.
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Adj.1.fugal - of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue


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The pieces are short, well-constructed and can play an important role in the development of fugal playing in the young pianist.
Joh. Pachelbel--Complete Works for Keyboard Instruments, Volume V, ... by Ellis, John / American Music Teacher
The constructions of texts in response to texts is a fugal and/ or contrapuntal dance.
Marriage Wars in Late Renaissance Venice. by Scully, Sally A. / Renaissance Quarterly
Fugal theme and variation also predicated sound pieces such as A Man in a Room, Gambling, a 1992/1997 radio broadcast in which Munoz presented a series of favorite card tricks set to music by the composer Gavin Bryars.
Art of the fugue: Louise Neri on Juan Munoz. (Passages) by Neri, Louise / Artforum International
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